Canadian indie pop band
Bernice is a Canadian indie pop band from Toronto, Ontario, fronted by singer and songwriter Robin Dann.[1] They have twice been longlisted nominees for the Polaris Music Prize, receiving nods at the 2018 Polaris Music Prize for Puff LP: In the air without a shape[2] and at the 2021 Polaris Music Prize for Eau de Bonjourno.[3]
In addition to Dann, the band's other core members are keyboardist and guitarist Thom Gill, bassist Dan Fortin, vocalist Felicity Williams and percussionist Phil Melanson.[4]
The band released its first album, What Was That, in 2011,[5] and followed up with the five-song Puff EP in 2017.[6] The Puff LP followed in May 2018,[7] and Eau de Bonjourno was released in March 2021.[8]
References
- ^ Ben Cardew, "Bernice: Puff LP: In the air without a shape". Pitchfork, May 26, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Polaris Music Prize: Arcade Fire, Daniel Caesar, Gord Downie make this year's long list". CBC Music, June 14, 2018.
- ^ David Friend, "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize". The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2021.
- ^ Laura Stanley, "Bernice on 'Puff LP: In the air without a shape': Curious Creators". Paste, October 30, 2018.
- ^ Jordan Darville, "Bernice makes experimental jazz-pop that breathes". The Fader, June 13, 2018.
- ^ Nicholas Senior, "Album Review: Bernice – Puff EP". New Noise, June 22, 2017.
- ^ Anna Alger, "Bernice, Puff LP: In the air without a shape". Exclaim!, May 22, 2018.
- ^ Chris Bryson, "Bernice's Subverted Pop Shines Brilliantly on 'Eau de Bonjourno'". Exclaim!, March 1, 2021.
